沉浮

Chinese

 
submerge; immerse; sink
submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
to float
trad. (沉浮) 沉 浮
simp. #(沉浮) 沉 浮
alternative forms 沈浮
anagram 浮沉

Pronunciation


Verb

沉浮

  1. to sink and emerge in water
  2. (figurative) to go up and down; to drift along
    宦海沉浮  ―  huànhǎichénfú  ―  ups and downs of officialdom

Derived terms

  • 宦海沉浮
  • 沉沉浮浮
  • 與世沉浮/与世沉浮
  • 隨世沉浮/随世沉浮
  • 隨俗沉浮/随俗沉浮
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